Ottawa miniatures and war game fans; we have space for you at CanGames 2026 and would love if you would consider running some sessions at the con on the May Long Weekend!https://cangames.ca/

A second edition of Good Society from @storybrewersroleplaying.com is on the way? We are most fortunate to be granted such a bounty by creators refined in both countenance and wisdom. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sto...

A pile of PDFs have gone out the door to backers of Songfall Survivors and most of the hard copies have gone out. I hope to send out the remaining physical rewards and shipping invoices shortly so we can wrap this up.

[Update] This piece has been amended to add new details from Jay Dragon, along with other corrections and clarifications, including the removal of all pull quotes.

I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.

This entire thread is valuable insight into the messy math of RPG publishing. Thanks @rdonoghue.bsky.social

Look at me researching old warhammer vehicle designs instead of reconciling my business records for tax purposes.

Democratizing the arts looks like universal income, low-barrier grants for both emerging and working artists, well-funded municipal arts & recreation programs, vibrant third spaces, and a well-funded public school system with progressive curriculum. Not a free pass for corporate-owned slop engines.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

I am not sure all my non-Canadian friends are as comfortable as me walking round in a leather coat, no gloves or hat, at -12c / 10f

Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction. It's a tour de force: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Songfall Survivors hard copies are on the way and I am still working away at some missions for digital releases.

Ok, I am still very skeptical of AI / Machine Learning but there is some fascinating academic research here: gail.wharton.upenn.edu/prompt-libra...

The Quiet Year is now back in stock no matter where you live! The Quiet Year is an award-winning map-making game about building community after the collapse. It comes in a little box with everything you need to play. And it's back in stock in the US! store.buriedwithoutceremony.com/products/the...

I am quite proud that I was able to make the print copies of After the War match despite 7+ years passing and changing publishing software.

The latest episode of the RPG Design Panelcast features Curt Covert of @smirkanddagger.bsky.social dispensing some brilliant advice for anyone considering self-publishing games. Check it out!

If you want to pick up a POD copy of Songfall Survivors, our massive expansion for After the War, it's now available! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

I think one of the single most impactful goals we should aspire to is rebuilding generalized public awareness of the nuts and bolts of civic operation. So many of our problems are downstream of people not understanding the work that undergirds their day-to-day experience of living in a society.

If RPGs aren't your thing? Please sign up to run your favourite board-game that you don't get to the table enough, or use it as an excuse to take something down from the shelf of shame (tm). Show folks these awesome games they might not otherwise discover.

If anyone wants to run games at CanGames 2026 in Ottawa, now is the perfect time to submit your events. We would love to see more indie designers and publishers at the show! cangames.ca

I am happy to report that the Print on Demand copies of Songfall Survivors are now available to order. We are quite proud of what we have come up with. www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

And it looks like I misconfigured my kickstarter campaign so I can't actually use the pledge manager. Ugg.

Perfect. Songfall Survivors POD looks good to go.

Cute. Lows of -30c with wind chill enough to crack -45c. www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

Canadians you are not prepared for the temperature he tells you he is experiencing here.

If it's okay, I want to comment on exactly one dimension of the recent Rascal story about Yazeba's B&B, Possum Creek Games, Jay Dragon (note: a friend), and leaving vital contributors in the lurch: I hate the warping impact that boom-or-bust product launch crowdfunding has on the TTRPG industry.

Event submissions are now open for CanGames 2026 from May 15-17 in Ottawa! We would love plenty of roleplaying games of all sorts, particularly from Canadian creators. cangames.ca

Hey plz dont distribute paywalled rascal articles via google docs?? Please?????? Dont??????

While my game publishing brain is running on fumes, at least my designer brain is well fueled.

Once I have Lonely Timbers out the door, I need to wrangle up my local playtest group for La Fine Fleur and somehow find a way to publish physical goods in the current protectionist hellscape where my primary market is trapped behind Trumpian tariff walls.

A lot of RPGs should have a mid tier level or step that says “take a moment to look at how you initially crafted your character and how you ended up playing them, do you want to change anything?”

I am almost done with Lonely Timbers for the full commercial release. Now the question is whether Kickstarter or my own webstore would be better for pre-orders and funding a print run.

First day of the winter that I need to break out the actual Parka. A touch chilly out there.

Once again, Rob brings valuable and thoughtful consideration of a key element of game design theory that I mostly agree with.

It's early and this is a truly atrocious cup of coffee, so it seems like a good time to pick a fight with the world. "System doesn't matter" is a valid, reasonable, and *critically important* argument which has been rendered ragebait and a punchline by pedantry.

For anyone wanting to play around with 3d character modelling and zbrush, this bundle looks quite helpful. Character and Creature Megabundle (pay what you want and help charity) share.google/fZWiEApmaYP0...

A reminder that anyone interested in games theory and practice absolutely owes it to themselves to follow Sidney.

The latest episode of the #RPGDesignPanelcast is up, where @mortaine.dice.camp.ap.brid.gy and @fundeadnotundead.bsky.social explain how to use Agile in game development! (from back in 2024) genesisoflegend.podbean.com/e/episode-38...

I now have all the colours after ordering all four Colour Cubes from Sarah Renae Clark. Each cube has 250 colour cards with carefully chosen sets of colours that work together along with hex codes. Inspiring and also great on the shelf!

Get Ready for Five Fires! Follow the BackerKit page and help take this #ttrpg of DJs, breakers, MCs, and graffiti writers from PDF to Print.

“When I speak about making our city more affordable, my vision is not limited to the homes that we live in or the child care that we’re making universal — it’s also a vision where we make it possible for working people to afford lives of joy, of art, of rest, of expression.”

Heyy, I'm looking at taking on some more custom commissions this month!! 3 slots for january, but if I end up finishing some early, I might take one more on. #formline All prices are in CAD, if you're interested then fill out the form (forms.gle/JdzSNDKbeXqM...) or email me at [email protected]

Thanks @rollforfelicity.bsky.social for these kind words about MAGIC OF INVENTORYING. ♥️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/rol... I recommend checking Felicity's Actual Play of the game's previous edition. 😉 youtu.be/UhUzxf44DMY?... The new edition promises even more fun. Art by @bodieh.bsky.social

It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason

Let’s make 2026 the year of the bog. The world’s most unique and interesting plants, clean water, cooler climate. Bogs deserve our thanks, care, and deep respect. Please join me and love a bog today.

i am beyond stoked to share in partnership w/@sandypuggames.bsky.social, i'm releasing 24 illustrations from THE EXQUISITE CORPSE IN MAGGOTS' KEEP under CC by 4.0 licensing! find them in a folder in my existing CC by 4.0 drive, accompanied by pre-written alt-text for every piece. jnbutler.art#ccla

Just hanging out burning things, like one does. www.tumblr.com/asexual-thot...

In 2026 I hope to claw my company back to sustainability. I have incurred some corporate debt and need to make more games for folks to buy!

For all those who made it through 2025; may you persevere in 2026.